The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-29
IMPORTANT CHANGE
To be Made in TranScOntin.
entail Passenger Rates.
LUCK'S MUTINOUs SOLDIERS.
The BIizzard-A Mexican Subsidy
HOnoring q Dead Negro-A
Printer Arrested.
Advancing rransoontinental Rates.

Advancing TranscOntinental Rates
CHICAGO, December 2S.-0n January
1st an important change is to be mad
in transcontinental passenger rates, th'
requisite ten days notice of the ad
vance having been duly given. The in
crease was determined upon at the
Chicago meeting some weeks ago, but
! there was for q time some uncertainty
whether it would be carried out owing
to the apparent hesitation of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in the
matter. That corporation, however
fell into line with the result OF an
smicable agreement among all Of the
interested transcontinentalr roads. Cali
fornia business has developed into
enormous figures and the roads con-
Guided that the traffic could justly bear
an advance, as it was being done at
cheap rates when compared with the
fares prevailing in other sections.
The low figures were due to
the influence exerted by the
old transcontinental war when
rates were pulled down to almost moth
ing and only partially recovered when
the inter state commerce law caused a
suspension OF hostllities. There are
only two ratas-unlimited first class,
which has been raised in most instances,
and new second class tickets, which cor
respond with the old emigrant or third
class rates. Although the increases will
be found in this class IN the new
schedule there will be only two rates in
effect from points on the Missouri River
to the Pacific Coast, which will be $50
first class, unlimited, and S35 second
class. These will be the figures on all
transcontinental lines, except via st.
Paul to Oregon and Washington Terri
tory poin,s. The rates between Chicago
and an Francisco will be, first class
$72. so; st. Louis, SCI so; New York SOL;
Boston, $93. These tickets will be I'M
limited, whereas at the old rates con-
tlnuoHs passage was necessary. The
most important advance, however, Is in
round trip excursion rates, species OF
travel which cons titutes nine tenths Of
tue business now being done on over
land lines since the boom began. These
have been fixed at $50 between Chicago
and the Pacific Coast, and $50 from the
Missouri Riyers These have been ad-
yanced. from Chicago to 800
and from the river to $50.
There is this difference, how
ever, under the old rule thar use
was confined to certain dates on which
special trains were run. bat by the new
zeal excursion tickets are good on all
the regular daily trains. As some OF
the Chicago roads had contracts with
and Whitcomb excur ion par
ties under the old rates, and running
into February, the Burlington and
Missouri Pacific we're granted the priv
iege of running one excursion train
each st the old rates during January
and February. These. over all lines,
viii then be on an equality. The cream
Of the excursion business for the year
Das air sadly been done, the number OF
tickets sold aggregating over 1906. 10
Y hich will probably be added, during
he ensuing two months, somewhere in
he neighborhood of 1900 The
'evenues derived during the season
rom business by transcontineutal lines,
will closely approach 81 GOO, eco.